by Sean Reilly | Aug 28, 2008
The future of the World Council of Churches lies in playing to its strength of giving those less fortunate in the world a voice, a former Dutch church leader has told a gathering in Amsterdam to commemorate the WCC’s 60th anniversary – writes Andreas...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 2, 2008
A service at Westminster Abbey has been held to mark the 60th anniversary of the National Health Service. During the event the Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid tribute to the NHS, describing it as the “noblest manifestation of the character of our...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 22, 2008
As Israel marks its 60th anniversary this May, for Israelis and Palestinians the conflict and the suffering continues. I believe that this landmark is an important opportunity for Christian leaders around the world to add their voices to a special call for a...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 17, 2008
As the 60th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel approaches, Western church leaders are putting their names to a historic joint declaration, originated in Britain, calling for a just peace in Palestine/Israel. Desmond Tutu is among the growing number of...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 12, 2008
The main governing body of the World Council of Churches, its central committee, is meeting in Geneva from 13 to 20 February during which it will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1948 founding of what is now the world’s largest Christian grouping –...
